1971 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1971 Baylor Bears football Southwest Conference SWC 1–9 0–7 Bill Beall 3rd Baylor Stadium The 1971 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Bears offense scored 74 points, while the Bears defense allowed 236 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, Texas A&M beat the Bears by a score of 10–9. The season turned tragic during the Oct. 30 game vs. TCU when Horned Frogs coach Jim Pittman suffered a massive heart attack in the first quarter. He was declared dead less than an hour later at Baylor Medical Center. Schedule 1971 AP Central September 18 l y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 0–22 36,362 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-kansas-trims-bay/168997722/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Kansas trims Baylor, 22–0 September 19, 1971 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com September 25 w y Indiana Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 10–0 27,500 Kaye Roger Baylor Spanks Hoosiers 10-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/137572997/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas September 26, 1971 1B December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Kaye Roger Baylor Spanks Hoosiers 10-0 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/137573089/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas September 26, 1971 6B December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 1 7:14 p.m. l y y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 15–41 26,876 https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-miami-bombs-baylor/168997852/ Longview Morning Journal Miami bombs Baylor's Bears October 2, 1971 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 l Arkansas 17 Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 7–35 33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-arkansas-bat/168991886/ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Arkansas batters Baylor, 35–7 October 10, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 l y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 9–10 28,662 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-53-yard-fg-top/168994715/ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 53-yard FG tops Baylor October 24, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 l y TCU Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 27–34 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-sorrowful-frogs-beat/168993444/ The Austin American-Statesman Sorrowful Frogs beat BU, 34–27 October 31, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 6 l y Texas 15 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 0–24 54,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-galveston-daily-news-phillips-guides/168930454/ The Galveston Daily News Phillips guides Steers over Baylor Bears, 24–0 November 7, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 13 l y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 0–27 32,169 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-soph-quarterback-lead/168997203/ The Birmingham News Soph quarterback leads Texas Tech over Baylor November 14, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 20 l SMU Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 6–20 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-ponies-club-bears/168996026/ The Shreveport Times Ponies club Bears November 21, 1971 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 27 l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 0–23 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52073676/rice-blanks-bears-23-0/ The Marshall News Messenger Rice blanks Bears, 23–0 November 28, 1971 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com 1971–72 NCAA Statistics (Baylor) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130591 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 27, 2025 References Baylor Category:Baylor Bears football seasons Baylor Bears football